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Brock Purdy’s brief time in the NFL has been a bit of a whirlwind with him going from “Mr. Irrelevant” to fill-in starter for a contender as a rookie to a MVP finalist and Super Bowl quarterback last season.
After spending the 2022 offseason preparing for the draft and learning an NFL offense and last offseason rehabilitating from major elbow surgery, Purdy finally has gotten the chance this spring to study his past play on film and then go out on the field to work on improvements.
“Last year he had to do it and then it would just be frustrating for him because he couldn’t really go work on it,” coach Kyle Shanahan said.
“He had to just visualize and think about it and had to wait for that opportunity in training camp. This year right away it’s been awesome for him to lead us through the whole offseason, just drill wise and everything.”
A year ago at this time, Purdy had just started throwing again after undergoing surgery a few months earlier. He didn’t get back into practice until the start of training camp in late July and then geared up for what proved to be a successful season.
Now with the ability to spend his time working on his craft and practicing instead of constant rehabilitation, Purdy feels he’s far ahead of where he was a year ago in terms of knowing every aspect of the offense.
“At quarterback, you can obviously continue to work on your arm strength and all that kind of stuff, but I think just the way you process, the way you go through reads, you can’t get enough reps,” he said.
“That’s where I’m at. Watching the game tape, coming into practice and running those plays right now during OTAs for me is huge. Getting better with different concepts and getting more comfortable and familiar more and more with the verbiage.”
Purdy was outstanding last season when he set a franchise record for yards passing (4,280), became the first Niners QB in more than two decades to throw at least 30 TD passes (31), and led the league in both passer rating…
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Publish date : 2024-05-28 22:56:54
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